OFSTED
7 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Reading
Trust
ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
285
285 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
144
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
141
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.4 pts
above England
School
37.2%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.7 pts
above England
School
34.0%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.8%
102
Unclassified
8.8%
25
Pakistani
8.4%
24
White and Black Caribbean
8.4%
24
Any other White background
7.7%
22
African
6.0%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.7%
56 of
285 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
47.0%
13.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Reading
73.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Writing
19.3 pts below England
School
51.0%
Reading
69.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Maths
12.0 pts below England
School
60.0%
Reading
72.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.02 pts
higher than
England
School
7.23%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.66 pts
higher than
England
School
25.48%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
lower than
England
School
0.96%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
67.9%
20.3 pts
below England
Meadow Park Academy
67.9%
Reading
85.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.